Strike Partnerships

[K55]

The strike pairing of Burgess and Owusu is looking better game by game - not only are they scoring but their interplay seems to be vital for many of our best moments.

So how do people think they compare in relation to strike partnerships of the past? For me, the fact that they link so well together makes them reminiscent of Phillips and McCullough, rather than Holdsworth/Blissett and Taylor/Forster, but people may disagree.

Whenever we have had success (or come close to it) we have tended to have two strikers operating well in partnership. Our hopes this season rest on Burgess & Owusu staying fit and suspension-free

 

[Sultan]

I don't know if Owusu/Burgess are the best i've seen, but I do know they are a hell of a lot better than Keith Bowen/Gary Johnson partnership of the early 80's. Also Murray Jones should not be considered as i don't think he ever played as a partner. Probably the best I've seen was the Phillips/McCulloch partnership with Gordon Sweetzer in support.

 

[Bee H]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Sultan:
Also Murray Jones should not be considered as i don't think he ever played as a partner. </font>

I don't think Murray Jones should be considered for anything full stop

The FT index was glorious, IF only they'd been allowed to remain together, they would have just got better and better

Blissett and Deano take the prize as the best thus far tho' because W£bb sold Forster

 

[Holysmit]

Well when I first started to support the bees Blisset, Holdsworth, Gayle and ocassionally Cadette were the strikers.

I have seen 3 good strike forces in division 2

Deano + Blisset
Taylor + Forster
Burgess + Owusu

and in division 3

Owusu and Partridge

I'll give the nod to Taylor and Forster just ahead of Deano and Blisset.

 

[Downbeat Bee]

Let's have some realism here - good luck to Owusu and Burgess, but they are not in the same class as Blissett and Holdsworth. Burgess might be if he could do the 100 metres in under 16 seconds.

 

[Beenut]

Tough call this one - but for excitement I think the FT gets it! 1 with Pace the other with aerial power & both with some fine long range goals!!!!

 

[finchbee]

Taylor & Forster for me were the best, they were better on the floor.

I would like to see Owusu and Taylor

 

[West Ealing Bee]

Forster and Taylor for me.

I didn't see enough of Holdsworth and Blisset.

 

[Pixelator]

Definitely George Francis and Jim Towers.
Closely followed by Jackie Holliday and Dai Hopkins.

At least that's what my dad told me.

 

[steve bee]

agree with blisset and holdsworth.
forster and taylor as well but a mention for francis joseph and tony mahoney who looked so good together in 82 until they both broke their legs. Look on the offical site tells the facts. They were a bit special and but for the injuries we would have stormed the division that year, under fred callaghan.

 

[A406 Bee]

I think Deano and Bliss.

Got 60 goals between them when we won the title in 1991/92. They complemented each other really well and both were natural finishers.

If we had spent the £60,000 we paid for Murray Jones on the apparent signing-on fee Deano wanted, we would have stayed in Division One in 1992/93 and our whole history could have been different.

Bliss showed his class by hitting around 20 goals in that Div One season - even though we were relegated.

 

[Reading Bee]

No question that Steve Phillips and Andy McCulloch were the best.

 

[SH]

All good partnerships, although I'd have to go for Deano+Bliss myself. One common link perhaps - all of our best front pairings have benefited from good wide men... Doug Allder, Gary Roberts, Neil Smillie etc.

 

[smudgerbees]

1st Phillips & McCullough
2nd Deano & Bliss
3rd Forster & Taylor

These places may change as this season goes on - hopefully.

 

[come on you reds]

bent, carl a, bobby taylor and nick forster
they all played together and they were great

 

[Savannah Bee]

Ditto Reading Bee. Steve Phillips scored almost a goal a game.

 

[Ghost]

Deano and Bliss for me

I think Robbie Cooke deserves a mention too

 

[Sweepy]

Murray Jones and Mickey Bennett.

Class.

Did they play together? I'm sure they were at the club at about the same time.

[This message has been edited by Sweepy (edited 14 January 2002).]

 

[Nada Bee]

Lorenzo Pinamonte + Mark McCammon

A great partnership that was never given a chance

 

[Mr Cynical]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by steve bee:
agree with blisset and holdsworth.
forster and taylor as well but a mention for francis joseph and tony mahoney who looked so good together in 82 until they both broke their legs. Look on the offical site tells the facts. They were a bit special and but for the injuries we would have stormed the division that year, under fred callaghan. </font>

Have to agree with Mahoney and Joseph, I think we scored 100 goals that season in spite of Mahoney breaking his leg before Christmas.

But since they didn't last the season, I'd have to say Blisset and Holdsworth, they were both awesome, and when you think we had Gayle and Smillie up there with them... What a forward line!! (Shame the midfield was sh@t!!)

 

[Stanley]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Reading Bee:
No question that Steve Phillips and Andy McCulloch were the best. </font>

You could be right Phillips was perhaps the most natural postwar goalscorer we have had, a bit like Kevin Phillips of today.

 

[Wise old Bee]

Andy Woon and Stan Webb. Sorry to bring this unpleasantness to anyone over the age of 40.

 

[Nigel Brooks]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Wise old Bee:
Andy Woon and Stan Webb. Sorry to bring this unpleasantness to anyone over the age of 40.</font>

I was enjoying this thread until that mental aberation W.O.B.

Super Stevie Phillips and Andy Mac get my vote.

 

[California Bee]

In my records its Jim Towers and George Francis by a country mile. What do the stats say on this oen?